Buhari appoints Oluwatoyin Madein as new Accountant General of the Federation

Nigerian president Buhari has approved the appointment of Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein as the substantive Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan who announced the appointment said that the new appointment took effect immediately. “The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade […]

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Buhari’s Last-Minute Provocations of Tinubu, By Farooq A. Kperogi

After failing to stop him from emerging as APC’s flag bearer in 2022 and mounting steep hurdles for him in the 2023 election, Muhammadu Buhari increasingly comes across as intentionally charting courses of action designed to provoke pre-inauguration confrontation with Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Or am I missing something? Take, for example, Buhari’s request to the National […]

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Nigeria’s National assembly passes Independent candidacy for elections bill, sends it to Buhari for assent

Clerk of Nigeria’s National Assembly (CNA) has been directed by the Nigerian senate to transmit a constitution alteration bill No. 58 to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent in line with the provisions of the Authentication Act. The bill seeks to provide for independent candidacy in presidential, governorship, national and state assemblies and local government councils […]

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Why Buhari must remain Tinubu’s friend after May 29, By Lasisi Olagunju

May Sudan not happen to Nigeria. This piece starts with prayers. It has to. “Everyone in Africa believes in God…It’s the only way we can survive. People leave home praying that there will be electricity when they return. On the road, they pray that they will avoid motor accidents. If they crash, they pray the […]

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Buhari: A Promise Kept!, By Olusegun Adeniyi

On 29th August 2015, just three months after he was sworn-in, President Muhammadu Buhari disowned two ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign documents containing promises of the achievements he would make during his first 100 days in office. A statement from Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said Buhari had no knowledge […]

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As Buhari Comes To Judgement…, By Sonnie Ekwowusi

President Buhari has come to judgment. After exercising presidential power, judgment follows. Pricked by pangs of conscience on the last Sallah Day, Buhari realized that he committed many injustices against numerous Nigerians during his 8-year misrule. Consequently, he apologized to Nigerians and begged for their pardon. “God gave me an incredible opportunity to serve the […]

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Buhari doesn’t deserve forgiveness, By Abimbola Adelakun

During the governorship and state house of assembly elections in March, the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) enjoined Nigerians to go ahead and collect any monies distributed by vote-buying politicians but still vote their conscience. Ideally, it should be shocking that a country’s president—especially one who came to power as an anti-corruption crusader—would shamelessly […]

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Buhari jets out to Saudi Arabia

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday morning embarked on an eight-day state visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he is expected to perform Umrah, the lesser pilgrimage. In the statement earlier released, titled: “President Buhari leaves for Saudi Arabia on an official visit,” Shehu said the President would be accompanied by his aides. […]

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Kukah sends tough message to Buhari, Tinubu, Obidients, Supreme court in Easter

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has issued a powerful message to Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the world celebrates Easter Sunday. The fiery cleric said, Nigeria’s most pressing need is not infrastructure, but rather, ensuring the safety and well-being of Nigerians. Bishop Kukah’s Easter message also extended to the […]

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Allow legal system run its course, Buhari urges aggrieved election candidates

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday morning, urged Nigerians who are aggrieved by the outcome of the February 25 and March 18 elections to “wait patiently and allow our legal system to run its course.” In a 2023 Easter message to Nigerians issued on Good Friday and personally signed by him, President Buhari while emphasising […]

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Machiavellian democracy and APC of Buhari and Tinubu, By Azuka Onwuka

When the People’s Democratic Party was in power for 16 years, from 1999 to 2015, many Nigerians, especially members of the opposition, complained of the party’s haughtiness, highhandedness and fixation with victory. PDP was accused of seeing election as a “do-or-die affair.” The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was a member of the opposition […]

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Buhari signs some amendments to 1999 constitution bills

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has signed into law 16 bills seeking to amend various parts of the 1999 Constitution. The Joint Senate and House of Representatives’ Special Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution made this known on Friday. Information from the Office of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, […]

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Nigerian Professor wins $300,000 History Prize in US, Buhari applauds him

A Nigerian Professor of History and African Diaspora Studies, Florida International University, Saheed Aderinto, has won the prestigious Dan David Prize. Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has applauded him. Dan David Prize is the largest financial reward for excellence in the historical discipline in the world. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, on […]

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I am the envy of many Presidents in the world ―Buhari

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has said that the support his government has received from the private sector in addressing societal issues has made him the “envy of many presidents in the world.” The President said this while speaking at the commissioning and handover of security equipment valued at over N12 billion to the military and […]

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On Buhari and his successor, By Lasisi Olagunju

Ancient Oyo people found it very convenient to follow the Alaafin to Koso (where kings are made); they balked at following the Alaafin to Bara (the king’s burial place): Kòso ló se é b’óba rè; Barà ò se é b’óba lo. Nigeria’s politicians do not lick expiring presidential palms soaked in blood; they go for […]

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Obasanjo, Jonathan, Buhari, etc, all became president unprepared ―Bishop Kukah

Speaking in an interview on Sunday, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that the President, Muhammadu Buhari, former presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo, among others that led Nigeria, became presidents unprepared. According to the bishop, no President or Head of State in the history of Nigeria ever came […]

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For defying federal govt, Omokri asks Buhari to declare a state of emergency in Kaduna, arrest of El-Rufai for treason

Former Nigerian presidential spokesperson, Reno Omokri has reacted to the broadcast the governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai had on Thursday, February 16, in which he defied the directive of President Buhari and said that the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes are all still legal tender in his state. Reno in a post shared […]

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Buhari jetting out of Nigeria amid fuel, naira scarcity crisis

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to depart Abuja on Thursday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, AU. The theme of the AU Summit is “Acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation.” Buhari is scheduled to participate in three events, […]

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